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Join us for our 1st PTA Meeting TOMORROW 9/9 at 9! 

Meet Josh Hill, our new HS Principal , hear what’s happening in MS from Principal Becky Gogel and learn about cohorts and more at our first PTA meeting on 9/9 at 9! That’s this Wednesday, September 9 via ZOOM. Check in for virtual coffee (BYOC) and conversation at 8:45 a.m. Our meeting will begin promptly at 9 a.m. See you then!

Zoom info:

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Meeting ID: 820 1167 6825
Passcode: 708944

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Board Meeting Brief – Thursday September 10, 2020

To continue to follow our local and state guidelines, our Board of Education meeting on Thursday, September 10, 2020, will be a virtual meeting. Please see links below for access to Board Meeting live stream link and online form to submit public comments.

September 10, 2020, NMUSD Board of Education Meeting:

• Video Link (Meeting starts on September 10, 2020, at 3:30 pm)
  • Habrá interpretación al español a través del mismo enlace de Zoom
• Public Comment may be submitted prior to the meeting via electronic submissions no later than Thursday September 10, 2020 by 9:00 a.m. via the following links:
• English: Public Comment Form
• Spanish: Public Comment Form

All sections must be filled out in order to be read as part of the Board Meeting

In the interest of keeping the community informed, please see below for a brief review of some items on the upcoming Newport-Mesa Unified School District (NMUSD) Board Meeting.

The NMUSD Board of Education meeting agenda is posted online the Friday prior to the meeting. Click the following link to view the full NMUSD Board of Education meeting agenda.

Board Meeting Agenda Highlights:

Discussion/Action Calendar

7.a. Approve Start Dates and Instructional Models for Reopening of Elementary and Secondary Schools in Level 2 – A staggered timeline for the reopening of NMUSD schools has been developed to provide support for an effective transition to in-person learning. The recommended timeline prioritizes the return of elementary students and students with special needs receiving Special Day Classes (SDC) services (TK-12) followed by secondary students.

7.b. Approve Direction to Superintendent to Pursue TK-6 Elementary Waiver for Reopening

Board Meeting Overview

Board meetings are where elected officials conduct the business of the school district. Agendas for regular meetings of the NMUSD typically consist of a closed session and an open session.

• Closed session agenda items are confidential and cannot be shared with the public. If the board agenda contains a closed session, the topics will be routinely related to confidential employee or student issues and/or pending litigation. The Board may also discuss various negotiations with its chief negotiator in a closed session.

• Open session items are non-confidential agenda items in which the board conducts its business in view of the public. Open session agenda items are divided into the following sections:

• Public comment is provided so that members of the community can speak to the Board. If a speaker addresses an issue that is not on the agenda, the Board is restricted from responding to the speaker. If a speaker addresses an issue that is on the agenda, the Board may respond when the agenda item is scheduled to be addressed in the agenda. The purpose of the open meeting law, commonly referred to as the Brown Act, guarantees that public organizations will only make decisions or address issues that have been publicly posted. Public comments on non-agenda items do not meet this threshold.

• Presentation is when an item is being presented to the Board or from the Board.  Examples include presentation of a check or proclamation to the Board, or the Board presenting a Distinguished Service Award to a staff member.

• Report is a verbal communication from staff on a topic of interest to the Board.

• Consent calendar items are routine items of business that occur on a regular basis. The board will approve the consent calendar in one vote, unless the board pulls it for discussion. Often, consent calendar items are related to contract renewals, construction change orders, purchase of previously approved instructional materials, supplies and routine approvals required by state law.

• Discussion/action calendar items are required to be publicly approved separately. Items in this category are new items that have not been previously approved, require a policy change, or are related to compensation changes for all employees.